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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-08
BlSLBILL DIGNIrARIkS ~ COUvCIL.
NETTING OF THE LEAGUE AND ASSOCIATION /
LEADERS ~ CINCINNATL

NETTING OF THE LEAGUE AND ASSOCIATION
LEADERS IN CGNCTNNATI
CINoIxN>rI. Dee. : (Sp, irl.-What promises 10
be long session II ihc rulers Of tho baseball 'IhD'
met here 10 DAY Delegate, from all over The country
are ur.-cnt Tie convention promises TO be- OF III.
icrc,t not only 10 tho clubs managers and players.
but 30 the followers Of tho game well Tho Afbl
traitor Committee Wa The first to get to work The
Board Of Directors Of the American Association nell
4 meeting o-neht, but attended only TO roni'h'
business
The three member. of the League and the three
members " the American Association, who compose
the Arbitration Committee which settles all Disputes
and qunrirs went into secret session AT II a IN.
President Young complained that the duties OF the
position wcrc not to his uhing and resigned John
Rogers, If Philadelphia was elected 90 tho position
and nc G. nl.cr lawyer that TO peculiar little
Incidents which surround the position viii not bother
him part cle The League members OF tho Afhl'
,,.,t., ,,vorei t,o repeal Of the
rule limiting salaries to s2ooo when,
by tho way. las never been ehlof'c"
except by the poorer clubs. Tho Association men
thought that th, rule protected somc of the les
nourl,Llng club. ana refused to have It repealed
Iui salaries Of $1,000 and $4,000 viii be- more ~
ncroi, rcAi year than rvcr. The committee als"
gee-tcd tai future. a all trouble ana J'ai"''''
L.t,eef The League and Association had icen buried
that no IlagIc aud Association mrciihs- D' L''' }"
tLe same city on The same dly. the sessions alter
al
conflicting date, between The clubs viii thus be a'o eh
aud each clnb VIII Lc benefited by the i"H I"' 81
u,iro.aee when n plays ON homo grounds
The trouble over the players EecAl"y ana h'i''"P
will he settled bv both PLAYERS s-n. I" me - l",s
Ont II H. clais ed Tonight nat The Kansas 'iF
vti eiye 90 thr metropolitan cluD Hhhvs" Isi
one year Jadss rcott. tho Aitorne,-,rncraI 81 NI'''
re,esru' 81 the - Lou. club III the hSht I"i lo $3.50
tw1 piavcrs b. AT last been decided th"t lne ho
.,,ies .h1u have foil protection ihe SINAI cIhD, ,1
reserve fourteen ayers Under these cohdu'h-' . ''
League mas -iI clubs. II 900 must ne Iid ." tne %
Titan Commit ee. and " eiSht clubs, S-,"Vt u t"o
League has only fnur cigns T. loses liH piO'rt' oa
D.al. 81 ali shapes and siA's were going on ~"
uirht several player, viii bc cN,hang'" An n W."
U',ulIvn tlub VIII unload Sumo OF ii- supi Hnous
men The Cleveland cub, believing ma, I.,mr'
Carrutbrr- would not sign with m" lH""hNh l"p
t;c,rd g. II Eyrnc - 500 for the players release
The oIcr viii not be- accepted. Tho discussion o."
~. ,rotrctI0n to be given the Junior I|dEnr '"'
Iivrly unr Tho Association men Offer m"dfh Wu
,rrtI,u bv allowing the small clubs to reserve s"'
five or -lX Of their player. .,,.,.y 81,
There VIII he liNcly fight over NE re,1',,f u y"
The American Association PrlichafI sI i|.
Zach a,, candidates. but Wheeler G. Wfch"n' mo
,rc-cni incumbent. VIII probably he rec ir't'u
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Al the Masonic Fair yesterday the crowds were
larger than Oh any previous afternoon since thu open
Ing day. In the evening, It was fairly coni"i'hhr
within the Temple and could venture from cX'
tartan TO eytortion without being smnhcrcd or
dincd7 beyond rccC gnition. Almost every business
firm In the city la. contributed gto the cause,
but the most novel gift yet received IS h'c cents
sent By little cir! In receipt for a Masonic his,
The fifteenth voting attraction La, just been added,
and for d consideration may vote that this. that
ii, the other regiment Of the National Guard stall
ccive a stand Of cOlDrs presented By Grand Master
Lawrence
g. {. Shaync lcad- in the hiiicr struggle for the
goat closely followed Nlr. Shaync. not the goat ~
/. T. Rollwagea and Inspector Williams. Dr. Mac
Arthur con. .nuc5 lead IN the clcrym'n'' contest
with 1O4 vo!e~ Dr Van Dyke La. even 100, and
dr. Paxton has sG. "iIhcr" Ne, ltun hI- Anu
Poverty AMT to hi. credit. An cSc"li"nl musical
entertainment wa given In tomnandrrS Han last
evening
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TWO ZIG GAS COMPANIES TO EE TRIED.

The Consolidated Gas Company and the Equitable
Gas COMPANY were indicted by the ls,t Jury ana
their representatives VIII be called on today to pead
10 the Indictment IN tho Court Of General sessions
The Indictment Of corporations for mi'demeanors is
allowed under the code. only fine OF course can De
imposed
The gas companies accused in tie complaint 81
Joseph W Mcsercau The state oyster Inspector. % de-
filing the waters about staten Island. Ne" lmk Bay
the XIII Won Kuu the Hudson River. Gownnns Fay
and other waters with spent acid Otherwise caieI
a1dre acid Mr. MrsercsG examined ihr Wflcfr "i
tLr harLor n september and found that T." refuse
from gas houses affected the water ~ iai a, ivI
Washington COW Fay and points on the Long i'lann
sound Dr. Bashlogd examined lie water IN part OF
fonr Island sound a depth ~ eighteen t'0 ana re-
urtcd tLaf there serious danger that the ~aucc
il cont ied might render extensive oyster ped, Naiic
less The attorneys of the corporations VIII hc te'Hf
Recorder smyh this morning to plead 10 The Imi''
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SFIITVG THE D'HTY TETTER PICIFREE

The sale Of tho D'Iuyvctter collection of oil paint
ings Of the Dutch, Belgian and French schools bcga"
Yesterday afternoon al Moorcs Auction Galleries, No.
900 Fifth ave- before fair SIZED gathering u people.
Tho collection included five cabinet examples OF Lea
quesne Carpenter COL be Haas, Goup fa'ni' FOR
ttee schacfels and Ten Kate, with coabora'iois OF
re Bret and Portfolio. DC Haas and Nerhcydcn Tie
luyers were filed with glee, and the aucfoncer was
deem I'm gloom over the low prices. the highest, FLU
helng maid for C0nd 'aman's oil painting Hlsannr
q Sesshore Pastimes," 10y Jan Ncrhas, brought $50
and the collaborat on of David col and G. Van i|ci
nuten iu Rustic COurtship" sold Tor si.'o nc
only other paintings sold over $500 were fDftleIl"
q Two 10 Oncn and u Entraygne's I1casc IlN hiS
for Tsp The total amount realized from sH'N cltht
paintings was about 81 900. The sale VIII be comm
nod today
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resi- oGlcc Nptice.

Should be daily by all Interested as changes may
Tor foreign countries need not be specially al
CHI by particular ,ieah,r' 'Nc-pt
documents letters specially addressed being sent Oy mo
faSt i available ,,-..-.,-. n III, .,.a.
Ior,lgn malls week ending December ID vii! close
f,romntly Iu all casey attbl, Office as follows
stetmshlD Aene: AT | y. m lor Nassau NJ /. sn.
sentiagn Cub, per steamship santiago az p M ioe
bermuda per steamship rr nllad az > ~ 'n' s' ~"
Pierre Miquelon. per steamer 'rD "A ial't1N =
On pacinc steamship tolon VIA Aspiu-
vail uetters Costa ilca and 'tts ma must % 81.
Der colon AZ ~ m a sst n, nrscLs
sncr Anchora 10 for France SwitLerant itav.
Spain and Portugal, per sean,hlp Ia bte.agns: va
u,yra cttsrs for other Co tinenta counttes must DO
drScteI "ner Ia Bretagne') at 1890 M. for orest
Britain and Ireland per steamship tltY OF honm'on;
via Queenstown Qetters must be urecten per .iy y.
Rchmopd - at l0SO m Tor Europe per ,..ri.my
Ftrur via Queenstown Qetters tof Francs sw.Netlsn
I,,lv snan An P1rJagt. must b. directed per fuu
rla'1 al 1890 IL for Besium direct prI s,ss s,
Khynland, Antwerp Qcttsrs must Do -
Rhynlant") at IL a IN for haSu All" i""f""' w
steamship Ausa -
H,.us far Ausr,lia NsvZsalanL Sintwicn FIJI ana "a
moan Islani& per stsin'hiy Aianeaa V'on nr an
csenl Gloss December y AZ ~ >, N % 80
,str,,n Mails for ChiAa amt Japan, per o~a
T1n from san Francisco close acre Dece s 49,.
7pr Malls for the SOCIETY tslAnd n pe s' ~ az
20 n n, Malls for Cuba. by rail- 10 IA npA rte.
ihs.oe by steamer Koy West Fla. cioseAt THIS
daily at23oa m'
.,To schedule OF closing CT Trans Pacihc mans - o.
,ed on The presumption " their ~
~ san Francisco Malls from The East arruns VI
time nj Francisco on the DAY vi saiii"s Va "N "
dispatched heh'e III HENRY G. PEARSON Postmaster
Post ONCE, New-iork. n. Y'' Dec D. zoo"
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r,r vrw c,vDry EtSrRaLL CLrE

c,vr,~ Y j. Dec. The old Camden ba'"pall
clnb Is a thing OF the pat, but ont OF ~ grave IA"
arisen new organization known as Tho 'ainuoI' 'N''
ball and Athletic Association INC ne" ''"o N'N
noticeable feature the officers all wcll-kno"h pay
, ,rh.v arc As follows President, J. Wesley sen ;
,Igi fielder and Fl Il hasenan last season vice P''
dent Charlie, Turner who played centre hcld ia'' YEA"
secretary Frederick smith, pitcher Uo"''I'i
Jose,, NJ Franklin centre field The members u '"'
new board Of directors arc James fafihs'"n' - W.
lev sell Frederick 81. IIalslngcr Joseph NJ ffal''"
and ,oln Nav son James harrington tho manager
of the old cln, has been elected To the same poNilu
In the new organization. Tho new cup tah1N p"'so,
sIon If the old club grounds at state ana I'M 81
line track for bicycle IS 10 De lad ont sne WY
IurInsuir and ,hc club Will make feature vi
athletic contests "f all Kinds. ,, . a..
Tho new club nas abundant means picnfn" TOT ls
,rnurr ualnt nance. Joseph Jones, W lh'ah 'san
/, Larlcs Deal and Marshal Wlnkcr, members 81 'he
old team have signed for the coming season Mn ..o
new club Last season the team niad" q splrhu' ,
ord II won all except eight out OF seventy ''"'
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A. OLD FRIEND BII not WITHA NEW FACE
Mn sUctNrY's rrrtNNht ScnfNE ION NJ"

MIR. STGCkNEN'S PERRIN Slhi S'HfNI i'H WV
1ETxK IINE-Ir IOoK~ WE'LL oN rAPfF.
At short intcrv al. some Of the newspapers p'lh
glow ny account, 81 no extensive schemes 'i y l.
~irkncv for establishing trunk liuc to staten Island
contrnllIn. Immense grain elevators, docks ETC. ih'I'
and having a now direct steamship line {" BARROW
England ono Of these publications h"'>""'H ""
In The Times" Yesterday II gayr II" news To ih"''
who have pcru,cd similar publications, but what was
lacking In new facts made up by generous cN
pcrtaiion, of the future. II was mode,tly c"ncch'"
that # might he few yca., before all the surhney
project, reached fnitlon.
There T., no objection in railway circles TO Mr.
Sflrkncy being ALE tu draw English capital I'M" ms
c,un,ry a-r he IS believed 10 have received con
siderable sums In return for securities shipped abroad
uut Il f, generally believed that the newspaper writer's
who describe the plan arc over 'ans"ih'' Inc H"s
ll,h captal secured Ly Mr.. Stchnry has gone panty
into the Minnesota and Northwestern Railroad line
fof which be IS PRESIDENT In the Northwest thA' IT.
Gently got from II Paul into chicago ""er' =
said 10 be using the terminal, II The N>'"h'l" 'c''
It acquired souo prominence a short ulh' ago "S ~
couragcous advertisement Of m intention to s"cur"
Inv rate, to shipper, and passengers. but aiter"al
showed NOR, o. dis position to 90 operate "th tho
other granger roads In trying to maintain rr"so'apo
tarlr, But this road has never cast '"' o'',o
known system, into the shade aud before IL can DC
come mart 81 great trunk Inc It vi" nave 10 N',"'I
needed t,,nic Arrangement with existing systems east
of Chicago uo International
Dork and warehouse Company ~ CON 3.
Germ which proposes 1" pu'.u ~
extensive terminals ON staten Island. has purchased
about 800 feet front Of dock property ~ Nll'o';;
mostly under water. Genial J. Frank Emm"ns. OF
the staten island Rapid Transit COMPANY r,i!Halc'
that the company has spent TloO'p"u VI NV tmS ~
iavkburst on tho Tingcrboard road Edsr"a'cr' a
vuIa"o near Chiffon those Transaction arc not re
rcnt IN reach the terminals. which Mr.. Stlcknry
with his English capital says hc VII begin building
new srrinr Tho bridge over tho Ki Won ku must
d., -, '"nnnletrd This Is under contract TO be
finished hy juno l. link road Of ME ana nalt
In tbc Central Railroad Of New Jersey Is me sh"Tt't
cnrr,rti,n hv which access bo furnished To inc
terminals when they built. But Mr. 'tlchney nas
VET IL make his traffic arrangements with soma oi ny
it,iuh lluc systems. aud they have nor commute"
thrmselycs 10 ANYTHING n, this early stage OF hr.
stlcLury's deliberately embryonic projects.
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posToN AND INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

REPORT 10 THE CHAMBER or COMMERCE on The
FAVOR SHOWN NEw-YoEK.
DosToS Dee tSp,cdil.-At the meeting OF the Bostsn
On, bsr OF commerce to-day the Com mitter on lnisr
stat, Commerce sub mitted report In regard to Its ef
fort, 70 secure noLe reasonable transportation rates
Altar comforting with trunk limo representatives, ana
with Commissioner Fink. OF NewNork. without satis
,act.r, rs.ults the cOxmiitee decided 10 Dring con-
,n against the line from Chicago TO Boston oy Tue
lake sh ore and Michigan southern, NewrsrK 'ehu"
and Iuds.n River and Boston and Albany railroads
ru,ning red limo cars both to Eo'ton ana Ne" -iorh
Tho comnlaint was made I'm the form or throe psti''"
on. directed against through line composed oi 'ne
roads above named against the Lake shore ana cn
i-on Railroad and one against the New-l0rK 'ehF"'
a,I uud,on River Railroad. The case was argue" ."
Nsv.mb.r L. The committee found difficulty IN securing
orx evidence one OF the most embarrassing features
tbe rass however, tho appearance IN epPosuo" VI
..l,,io,. .cnt from this city, claiming 10 ieprcssh1
tanr,cen mercantile societies here Asa MATER OF iao
tIs committee believe only one or p"sslpiy two
,f Them had considered the suolnot, N
m. nr.,sntatisn OF ths case before tie 'oulusson
,bere wag enly ose point which the committee hssla,ca
:" namely the lsgnl aspect OF tho present eNpoI
rat. Ihsy behave IL is an unjust discriminsuen an
legal Wide eeshncd TO class Du! "hi'S INV iS' 1"
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llRRLL D.

EITTOTT-TGTOW Thursday. December !, AZ t's
residence NJ tho hrtls, parents New OtA NN' r'"ui
Henry Elliott to Kate P3uidng UEoW
TAWRFNCE-GrfIEr-On ruesiay. pecembsr T. al the
tiurch Of Inc Incarnation nv Tho Rev. H. W llowes r.
assisted nv the Arthur BROOK. Isabel daughter OF the
lar, Halleck Gille Newbod T. Lawrence. all OF New
York.
rEF VIRGIN In New York CITY. December Il. by the
.y samuel H. Virgin D. D.. vrstvr i. Lee or Cot
tage ty Mas to ChAro tte A. Virgin. ssof OF tho on
eating clergyman.
Boston papers phase copy.
MARVIN MEVCALF- BROOKLYN AT the residence OF tue
hr,,s,s narens W.tns.IAy December by tho Rev Dr.
Bancroft Charles A. Marvin. ot Nrw ors 10 iaoe Stsi
buck Youngest Laughter OF DR.. John !. Metcali
MrKIM-IFE- ON Weines av December T. atIion ,hurch
by the rev {. e. tiffany. - d.. MT clarence Nchlm 70
aron. la vrrnce eldest daughter of the late l"h
INN I.wIonc. esq, Of BAysido Long Island
vot;,,,sC uatri1ge, must D. n isrs.f Cuh faH mans
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NEW STEAM HEATING APPARATUS

The Pullman vcstbnlc sleeping of he Penn.
sylvania Railroads Ncw-NOh and Chicago limited
express train which left Chicago for the East yester
day afternoon equipped with new and In
proved apparatus for heating by steam The device
used has been adopted after careful experiment and
serves the purpose well that it will be at once
applied to all tho Pullman sleeping cars In the ser.
vice OF the pennSyV ana Railmad. A. a new ana
notable departure from the Old mcthnd Its worm
can not be oyercstimatcd and It's Introduction OF me
best trains Of this company marks new era IN tho
safety and comfort Of travel with heat thus supplied
and liglt furnished by electricity, these cars are
most surely entitled TO recognition a. being the
latest well as the most comfortable railway coaches
used
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Children Cry tor pItchrr'. ra.',r.,


some ono r The worli INTO tic above classes me
fools Il, not IRON their own experience tho
"wl.n" do lean from their own experience ana me
HAPPY learn from the experience of others. tipeinte
put T., The uses appltratve customer u one q" t,
pleasures 81 business both TO buyer ana
To buv where we'll served. giving "uIa*- 10
tho well Involving thoughiiunrss A. 10 ihdVd al he-'s
exterencs directing the supply oi them, arco Narcy
mn hich 10 select ami purpose TO sell an honnS article
for an honest he AL that any buyer should rh
ne,t A ALEXANDER. Of Gthaye. AM 2Nt ~, hdS W"io
shoe, his study OF his cuSloncr many OF
an. mpresed from years Of experience that thoy are
"a .orNel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-08

Burglars got Into the office OF Typographical '"'o"'
No e. AT No 80 Frankort-st., early yesterday MORN
a., hy smashing tIe lock VI the front door Then
they fell 70 work on safe In tho Office Amer drilhng
hole in tho door Of the saie near the con binauoh
lock they introduced some powder ana cApoucu u
with q fuse They began 10 drill an0fher ho'r pu'
,rere trjgbtened away before the job was comprte
me 40 contained papers Of value to me oeai|aio'
but NOT much money. Detectives OF INC pah 7'i'0'
uad were hunting for the burglars yesterday
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EXTENDING THE JEwELRY BUSINESS.

aDy the way said a member of the firm, ms
looks as much like art goods bazaar a. lcWciig
.ore doesn't ~ And that Is what all large J"1nS
houses are becoming The trade In arr 1plcc,ss has
aduncts TO iewolry. This season. however, We haNI
gone little further than pottery anu Doas a'i ~
a rreai desire at present, among people VINO nave
plenty of money Tor elegant cabinets pa Msrs n.
toinefte STYLE We have some valued at $lOoO EACH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-08

tneatre nere ana nave ooxod pieces OF prop
erty and inquired their prices have not however yet
secured any. and do not wish to say where the ons
Ike best Is situated The price might he raised You
sec that my being anxious this nont sufficient evil
uehce that nothing has been consunmatei 1t Is too
soon To ak about the possible essees or managers Of
mousse which may never be built"
stuart Robson gave little more NORMA ion than Mr
McNcNar but ne httnsted that should latter
get metropolitan theatre Robson AMI Crane weud
probably DO interested In its management.
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GRAND TRUNK COMING TO ITS SENSES.

There has been essential change In the war OF
rates dressed meats between the Grand TRUNK OF
Canada and the American associate roads. The Can
adan Road has responded iavoraby to the efforts re
Gently made by Commissioner Fink to bring about a
settlement Of the dispute and regulations Will prob
ably be conducted by Lin witt good prospects OF
success. The Grand Trunk has do Velcd that al
its the business II receives becomes the more I'M
profit able the larger 1t grows and the agitation OF an
appeal 10 Congress to furnish protection 10 American
roads against foreign competitors is believed to have
excited q salni clecf
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THE UEdTHER REPORT

GOVERNMENT ISDIcArI,Ss- II HOURS.
w,su,crox. Dec For ow-England and Eastern
NewYork colder threatening weather light rams par
Iv rs snow in northern portion OF Eastern No"
liybt TO fresh .ouherly winds becoming variao'e'
For Eastern Pennsylvania and Nsw'Jer'sy' eo'''''
broadening weather with zht rains. lsht 10 i've"
sontherly wind. becoming easterly.
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UrsgCYOR nv THE COMPANI


TTOHn TIC IVuIs''IIo 'V'''''
A lehman, whose son had been empioS ou ~ "a, "a"
,rsur.nce cnmuany's Office, met by an acqualh'
ance Who jannirrd: well Mr.. Schider, no" Is mans
getting along In his new place y ,,.
already , , s,o, r.,id advance.
menf-tbat Young man must be a gehuN ,-
" lie vas he shoOs write a sbplendd manu- 49,.
ooh yes plenty OF people write good hahu'' Du'
Won said Hans Director ,...,,,..,
So he vas Indignantly; he direct dem cirsu'"''
ten hours eirey day already"
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THET GEyERlLLTHAT W SOMETHING ELSE 'oD"'
Inspector Williams hal live p'licomsn on 'r'~' Ve-
fore Commissioner McCave ye,terd2y because '"o' "
failed 10 APPEAR IN civil Justice kclys '''''
ss Witnesses in cases OF violation OF cofpsrap na
hccn worn ont bv too frequent adis urn AehS ~
cases Cooperation Attorney Boyd san tnc " ~ az.
were at fault In sdsuraisg cases at me Fo4's'' " "
fcuda.ts ihe quits.
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REDUCED RATES ON COKE DEMANDED.

PIITsBURG. Dec tSpecaL)-A committee represent
ing the coke consumers Of the Pittsburg, Chenango
Valley Wheeling and St.LOnlS districts met I'm this
city to-day. A sub committee appointed to visit
railroad officials and coke producers and demand a
reduction Of eight rates and prices. Zig iron. II
I. said. cannot now be- made az a profit. FIVE last
furnaces havo shut down and others are preparing
a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-08

afforded o: the strongest legal arguments. thoy
realized that II they failed satisfy tho Commission that
the nina NewYork rate OF twenty-five cents was all
Boston ought to pay. and at the time made cut the
export rate" 10 be- Illegal. they might Jeopardize tue
expert and SO the in port interests OF the city,
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TRIBUNE local OBSERVATIONS.

TpInusg OryIcY. Dec 81 A. M-far wea'n'' ,;,r.
,.rday morning followed by ciondlnes'' WI.
hrsczs nd a steady barometer The tsmPei'' VI" -
,,..n "a. and 49,, tao average A2' being SiSher
,ns" ON the corresponding day last year. anu - No
than an Tuesday. 49, 49,. mill frobably lie
clanLr weather. growing colder, peis.bly WIN "-
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nrs1eNs ror MoyrNryrs IT GErrI sErR0

The Gettysburg Monument Commission met y">'cr-
day al its ROOM No. 81 Cooper Institute. Inc m'in
bcrs present Maior-Gcncral Daniel T. Slchle>,
Chairman; Henry ". slocGm and Joseph y. Carr ana
Major CHARLES \. Richardson. General Ihaile' ~
Graham. engineer of the board. and Major George W.
Cuoney secretary. were also there. The ojrct oil Inc
meeting WAS consider the designs for monuments I"
be placed upon the battlefield OF Gettysburg By TIE
different New York regiments and battaloIH "hrh
took par I'm the battle. The designs "err submitted
accordance with the act OF Legislature passed. Oh
Nav q last, witch authorized The commissioners ap
pointed pursuant 10 law passed In l--6 10 erect
monuments at an expense OF Sl.JoO each There arc
eighty regiments and batteries winch ar rh'd
TO monuments under the act. \ Subcommittee con
sistinc Of Major Richardson and Generals arr ana
Graham TO which were referred thc designs submitted.
was In Session VI )rday and Tuesday 10 examine ana
pass upon them They reported 90 the comm lion
Yesterday forty designs which we're accepted SuiJ"i
10 some alterations recommended hy General GRAHAM
This leaves forty de- Ens SIN TO lr con-irrr
At present there on tic battlefield Ninety req
n,cnta al and battery fIncutS. 81 which Na-~achn
Irun>y lvauia . Indiana . t"n"rcilrl
and Rhode Island i each. and New lftn'-iin u"H
Dclaw are 3 each while New York has orls TWO.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-08

Mr. KeyICKAR AND ROBSON AND CRANE.
JH Mcvickar, tho veteran Chicago manager, when
asked yesterday the truth Of report that he had
already secured ground fer theatre In this city. of
which Robson and Crane would be the managers. said
~ viii net deny that have had the idea OF erecting